Indefinite immigration detention ruled unlawful in landmark Australian high court decision
Decision overturns 20-year-old precedent and could trigger immediate release of 92 people, with detention of 340 others also in doubt
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Indefinite immigration detention is unlawful, the high court has held, in a landmark decision overturning a 20-year-old precedent.
The result overturns the case of Al-Kateb, which had authorised indefinite detention of non-citizens without a valid visa even in circumstances where it is impossible to deport the individual.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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